Service difficulty report · Fuse · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
October 12, 2012
Submitted
October 26, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
117
Part
Fuse
Part number
MS2893750
Condition
Blown
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(YV499T) DEPARTED AIRPORT FOR A TEST FLIGHT. AFTER THE FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED, DURING DESCENT, PILOT'S ESS BUSS CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ALL DC ESSENTIAL POWERED COCKPIT SYSTEMS. ESS BUSS CIRCUT BREAKER WAS RESET AND ALL DC ESSENTIAL POWER WAS RESTORED, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AFTER 5-8 MINUTES, PILOT'S ESS BUSS CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED FOR THE SECOND TIME, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ALL DC ESSENTIAL POWERED COCKPIT SYS. ON REACHING FINAL APPROACH, ESS BUSS CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET FOR LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER OCCURRENCE. DURING POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, RT ESSENTIAL CURRENT LIMITER (BUSS ACFT FUSE) 50 AMPS WAS HARD FAILED, RESULTING IN THE LT ESSENTIAL BUSS CURRENT LIMITER (50AMPS) SUPPLYING ALL THE COCKPIT DC ESSENTIAL POWER. ACFT WAS GROUND TESTED WITH ENGINES RUNNING WITHOUT FURTHER OCCURRENCE.

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